Hi Bob, thank you for your email. My husband and I plan on living in the Punta Cana area. My husband is originally from the DR - El Seibo - so we have a little more going for us when we make our move. However, neither of us have experience with purchasing real estate in the DR, legal matters or private healthcare there and me being the planner type, I am very interested in the experiences and info other expats have that will give me/us a leg up when our time to move arrives. We live in South Jersey about 1 hour east of Philadelphia. What area of Jersey did you live in? I have lived in NJ my entire life.